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Security Bulletin: IBM InfoSphere Information Server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities in VMware Tanzu Spring Framework [CVE-2023-20861, CVE-2023-20860]

Security Bulletin


Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities in VMware Tanzu Spring Framework used by InfoSphere Information Server were addressed. [CVE-2023-20861, CVE-2023-20860]

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2023-20861
DESCRIPTION:   VMware Tanzu Spring Framework is vulnerable to a denial of service. By sending a specially crafted SpEL expression, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/250701 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

CVEID:   CVE-2023-20860
DESCRIPTION:   VMware Tanzu Spring Framework could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the use of an un-prefixed double wildcard pattern with the mvcRequestMatcher in Spring Security configuration. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to create a mismatch in pattern matching between Spring Security and Spring MVC.
CVSS Base score: 9.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/250679 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
InfoSphere Information Server11.7

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly suggests you apply the following remediation / fixes:

ProductVRMFAPARRemediation
InfoSphere Information Server, InfoSphere Information Server on Cloud11.7DT208807--Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 11.7.1.0
--Apply InfoSphere Information Server version 11.7.1.4
--Apply InfoSphere Information Server  11.7.1.4 Service pack 1
--Apply Information Server Microservices tier security patch  

 

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

Change History

17 May 2023: Initial Publication14 July 2023: Additional fix is needed for Microservices tier

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
12 February 2024

UID

ibm16988683